A Comprehensive Guide to America's Black History Sites
The Black History Travel Guide explores the struggle for racial equality that begins when slaves were first brought to America via the Jamestowne Colony in Virginia through the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement.
Covering 25 states and Washington, D.C., the sites featured here tell the most compelling stories over the past 400 years that preserve our Black history. The stories are many and often heartbreaking but should never be forgotten. We encourage Americans to visit and support these historic sites.
We invite you to explore the site by Topic and State by scrolling down on this page.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Struggle for Civil Rights
Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
Struggle for Civil Rights
Old Slave Mart and Museum
Slavery
F.W. Woolworth’s Building & International Civil Rights Center & Museum
Struggle for Civil Rights
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Black History
Melrose Plantation
Slavery
Congo Square
Randolph Cemetery
Black History
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Black History
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Black History
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park
Underground Railroad
Freedom House Museum
Slavery
Historic Jamestowne
Slavery
Robert Russa Moton High School & Robert Russa Moton Museum
Struggle for Civil Rights
Louis Armstrong’s House
Sports & Music
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Black History
Fort Monroe National Monument
Slavery
African Burial Ground National Monument
Slavery
Harriet Tubman National Historic Park
Underground Railroad
Villa Lewaro - Madam C.J. Walker Estate
Black History
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